Senior Technical Talent Sourcer at Toptal

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About Toptal

Toptal is a network of the world’s top 3% of software engineering, design, and finance talent – available on demand to help companies accelerate, adapt, and scale. With $100+ million in annual revenue and triple-digit growth, Toptal is the largest fully distributed workforce in the world.

We take the best elements of virtual teams and combine them with a support structure that encourages innovation, social interaction, and fun [see this video from The Huffington Post]. We see no borders, move at a fast pace, and are never afraid to break the mold.

If you’re not in the job market, you’re exactly the type of person we’re looking for.

Position Description

As a Senior Technical Talent Sourcer at Toptal, you will be responsible for driving the strategic growth of Toptal’s rapidly expanding community of technical talent. You will work closely with the Sourcing Team and the Lead Director of Toptal Development to specialize and refine the sourcing strategy for top development experts. You will be the primary person responsible for understanding the quality bar that must be met for entry into Toptal’s community. Your sourcing strategies will help ensure that all technical talent joining the organization will be highly successful on engagements with clients and as members of the network.

This is a remote position that can be done from anywhere.

Responsibilities:

You will be responsible for developing and tuning a rigorous sourcing strategy designed to identify top software development experts and creating a stable pipeline of high quality US talent. You will monitor your own pipeline and keep it steady over time while working with the Sourcing Team Lead to grow sourcing operations and build the necessary playbooks and KPIs needed to seamlessly operate a complex process at scale. You will identify, reach out, and attract relevant professionals to drive the strategic growth of Toptal’s technical talent community by working closely with the matching team and screening team to figure out the dynamic sourcing priority.

In the first week you will:

Onboard and integrate into Toptal.

Undergo role specific training including learning about the procedures and tools currently used in Toptal’s Sourcing Team.

In the first month you will:

Identify opportunities to successfully to penetrate the US market.

Begin to outline a the US talent sourcing strategy and test its assumptions through the creation of a strong candidate pipeline.

In the first three months you will:

Build up the strategy, test it thoroughly, capture and analyze the results and implement improvements.

Establish and maintain a stable candidate pipeline that consistently produces a high volume of top talent successfully passing the screening process and entering client engagements.

In the first six months you will:

Assess the needs for the growth of the team and scale the team as necessary.

Continue to finetune the sourcing strategy while consistently delivering results through identification of top US talent.

In the first year you will:

Create a highly cohesive team of professionals and successfully run the US sourcing efforts.

Fully own and be seen as the expert over all US sourcing and pipeline management.

Requirements:

At least 3 years of experience sourcing or recruiting technical talent from the US with proven track record of success.

Thorough understanding of the US talent pool and US sourcing strategies.

An unparalleled eye for talent and a strong understanding of the differences in knowledge and expertise between highly-skilled developers and average talent.

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Roman joined Toptal in 2011, bringing in a decade of experience working for various international start-ups and companies. His desire to explore the world while working in multicultiral environments made him fall in love with the Toptal lifestyle and kick off Toptal's first developer community. Today, he is in charge of sourcing and talent partnerships, while also leading the Croatian community of more than 100 Toptal developers.